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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The impact of the global coronavirus pandemic will be “quite severe,” but a long expansionary period and high employment rates mean the global economy should weather the … Read More

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s imported coronavirus cases have risen to a record 228, data showed on Friday, as infected travellers spread to ever more provinces, adding pressure on authorities to … Read More

SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica currently has 109 active cases of coronavirus infection, the health ministry said on Friday. Two people have died from coronavirus in the Central American … Read More

By Allison Martell and Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s health system is preparing for an influx of coronavirus patients in the midst of a long-running bed shortage, calling doctors … Read More

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has stepped into the breach as the Trump administration’s point man to rescue the economy from … Read More

By Arshad Mohammed, Daphne Psaledakis and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States sent Iran a blunt message this week: the spread of the coronavirus will not save it … Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s government on Thursday declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, closing the borders of the Americas’ poorest nation and imposing a curfew after authorities … Read More

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group representing U.S. states on Friday asked lawmakers to provide them with at least $150 billion in federal aid to address the coronavirus … Read More

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve continued to roll out emergency support on Friday as it enhanced efforts with other major central banks … Read More

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc has established a $100 million fund to assist workers on film and television productions that have been shut down due to the global coronavirus … Read More